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windows vista performance
lately i've been playing around with various tweaks on my two main windows vista computers. one has...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 09/11/2008
windows vista support stories - backup
sunday i'm going to be assisting someone with computer problems (which have been diagnosed as...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 09/07/2008
brian regan
thursday evening my wife and my 10 year old son went to see brian regan with 10 friends. since i...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 09/06/2008
spreeder - online speed reading application
i remember as a child in elementary school being asked to watch a short of film strip that would...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 09/04/2008
math doesn't suck
danica mckellar - who i first saw as an actress in the wonder years, has a book called "math doesn't...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/31/2008
mojave experiment - update
the "next microsoft operating system" was shown to a number of people in san francisco - now the...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/30/2008
just reminded of the windows xp service pack/browser test vhd downloads
it looks like one of the microsoft virtual hard drive (vhd) images for internet explorer 8 beta have...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/29/2008
ie8 beta 2 posted!
it's time to start dogfooding (if you haven't already!) the next version of the internet explorer...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/28/2008
get a free 120 day trial of windows home server...
...at least the software here. i've got one i built and the hp mediasmart server - both have been...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/28/2008
joy division limited edition zune!
i've always been interested in music. in high school i discovered the band new order - in college i...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/26/2008
e7 blog
steven sinofsky and jon devaan have begun an engineering windows 7 blog. three posts have...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/26/2008
windows home server stories
i've got my windows home server connected to many of my workstations for centralized storage and...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/25/2008
the ultimate steal
school is beginning and many people i know are looking at new computers or making some upgrades to...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/25/2008
happy birthday melody and windows 95
today is one of my sister in law's birthday. it's easy to remember when windows 95 launched because...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/24/2008
taylor mali "what teachers make"
the first time i heard taylor mali was on russell simmons def poetry performing his poem "totally...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/23/2008
charlie
about a month ago we "babysat" a kitten we named charlie. sam has had allergies...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/21/2008
"i hate windows vista!"
my mom exclaimed. "why?" i asked 1) because it's my mom and 2) because i'm her...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/21/2008
out of gas - at the station, in the prius and on my laptop
i stopped to fill up my car this morning at the dekalb oasis and the gas station didn't have any gas...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/20/2008
channel8/microsoft dreamspark
17 years ago when i began working in information technology as a college student i purchased a...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/19/2008
yes - i use live writer christopher!
this evening at the chicago windows user group meeting, christopher kusek asked what picture a...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/18/2008
geometry wars: retro evolved 2
this weekend i saw that bizarre creations posted geometry wars: retro evolved 2. the first...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/10/2008
the epitome of hyperbole
brian regan has been my favorite comedian for over 15 years. he has a cd and a couple...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 08/10/2008
www.mojaveexperiment.com
this week microsoft released videos and results of an experiment where 140 average people were asked...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 07/31/2008
technet edge - ugtv
i came across ugtv (user group television) on channel9 (https://channel9.msdn.com) and they...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 07/08/2008
windows home server power pack 1 public beta!
windows home server's power pack has hit the public beta milestone! see it in action at our next...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 06/10/2008
hyper-v
so i finally installed the hyper-v role on windows server 2008. i'm sure this summer i will be...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 06/05/2008
kms on windows server 2008
i've setup kms on windows server 2003 for our training lab in downers grove, i've setup kms on...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 05/21/2008
csi:ny meets microsoft live labs
det. bonasera: are you familar with photosynth? adam: photosynth - yes taking a large collection of...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 05/13/2008
reflecting on two and half years at microsoft
the end of april marks my two and a half year anniversary at microsoft as a full time employee, but...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 04/29/2008
uvntv.com - broadband television - the world is watching
tonight i was looking for a completely unrelated video on channel 9 and what do i stumble...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 04/23/2008
introducing live mesh!
just read the following on the windows live dev portal...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 04/23/2008
thanks to mike niehaus
last week i was honored to spend 3 days with mike niehaus. we visited with a number of customers and...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 04/22/2008
search and give
i recently came across the club live site. it allows you to raise donations to either schools...
Author: Dan Rey Date: 04/21/2008